Railway-rail anchor



Nov. 4, 1930. H N RW 1,780,714

RAILWAY RAIL ANCHOR Filed April 5, 1930 fiveniaw: JYZvv -y GiVrwaow,

' w. 4/ZM Patented Nov. 4, 1930 I or WASHINGTON, DISTRICT-i? comm/m n, AssIeNon 'ro Time) 1 roper. voN norm, orNEW -Yon1g; ;i I v aarrwaaaain Anchored,

, p x g'appiieatio med p il, 3, This invention relates to an improved and novel one-piece railway "rail anchor designed torthe purpose of being; securely attached to the 'baseportion of thetr acl; rails, and-adapt- 5 ed to engage with stationary parts of the rail wavr'oad bed and to prevent longitudinal I displacement or eeping of the track rails v'vliiclr 'has"a tendency ftolocciir during the travel of the heavy rolling stock thereover;

vide a simple, economical, durable, practical and eflicient one-piece rail anchor, or anticreeper, possessing a maximum of strength, which when properly applied will effectively i5 resist to a minimum the creeping tendency of the railway track rail. 7

Another object of the invention isto provide a novel and improved type of rail anchor formed from a single piece of high grade 2o spring steel, preferably heat treated steel,

which when properly applied, will under all conditions, serve to rigidly secure therail and prevent its creeping action toward an adjacent cros's-tie. I p f -A further object of the invention is to so construct my improved and novel rail anchor that the greater the force of the pressure of the anchor against the cross-tie caused by the travel of the rolling stock over the track rail, the more intense will be the gripping action of the anchor in contact with the rail base,

The foregoing and such other objects as may appear from the ensuing descriptionare attained by the construction, arrangement,

combination and location of the several parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated by the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in theicla-ims appended hereto, itbeing understood that slight changes in the precise form, proportionsand minor details of'construction may beresorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantagesof the inven-- tion. r In the accompanylng drawings forming a part, of this specification'it will be seen that f Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a bar of steel from which my improved rall anchor s formed.

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The prime object oftheinve'ntionis to pro- Vmember's'QJand 10, either member. 9 01310 Figure 2, is a side elevation of the rail iesoni siiziino. 441,285; r

anchor embodying my invention,' showing the anchor applied to theba'se of a track rail" in; contact witha' crossftie with thetrack-rail in cross-section, and the cross-tie broken a a Figure .3 is a plan' of'theanchor shown in Fig. 2, showing the track rail and cross-tie broken awa e 1 a Figure l isalplanview of the anchor show ing it detached andremoved from the track Figurer5 is an endelevationofthe device shown'inFigiT In ;jthe- 'dra-w1ngs as" illustrated, it-W ll? be seen that Fig: I designates a 'portionbfa-bar of steel from which my novel anchorifis formed,- showing a line 2*indicating the line of separation of each anchor, aspace 3 show ing the maximumamount of waste" material that occurs inf'the" formation of each rail'aiia chor," and a slit line 41a tl1e' body portion for the purpose hereinafter described, By reference to Figi2 it will be observed i that the anchor is" shownapplied to the base of a standard*track rail" 5,'the, said anchor as an entirety,- being indicated, by'thej' letter A, and formed from a high grade of spring; sheet steel, possessing the required thickness andfdimensions tofnrnish a maximum degree of'strength,-by pressing or stampingthe sheet in suitable dies, and at the upper'p'artg of the anchor, at one end thereof, is form ed an overhanging or. overlapping clampingjaw member 6' while'at its other' end portion 11s formed a clamping orgrip'ping member 7,

grip and clamp the base portion of the'jt'ra'ck railateac'h side thereof, respectively. v

Thebody portion'8. of the anchor is'pro vided with a' slit at formed therethrough intermediate its ends,- and'during the stamping V or pressing operation the body, portion is forced outwardly'in opposite directions be tween its ends forming the laterally extended being-adapted to engagewithfthe cross-t-ife 11 when properly 'attached tothe basef'oii the track rail since it willbe-readily' evident thatthis type of rail anchor'may easily secured to'either side of th'e'b'ase ofsaid track rail, a

It will be readil perceived that when the anchor shall have een properly and fixedly secured to the base portion of the track rail with either member 9 or 10 resting in engagement with the cross-tie, the greater the tendency of the rail to creep, the moreintense the pressure of the member against the crosstie thereby forcing the body portion outwardly and at the same time forcing each of its clamping ends inwardly thus intensifying the gripping action of each stamping'memher at each end in contact with the rail base.

In applying the anchor tothe base of'the track rail it is simply necessary to place it. by hand on one side of the'rail base with its jaw member 6' overlapping thenpper inclined surface of the rail'base with the upper face of the clamping member 7 resting in contact with the lower face of the base of the rail, then by driving the anchor endwise from the left hand end of the device, as shown in the drawings, with a suitable sledge or maul, such as is usually employed for like purposes, until the inner face of the clamping member passes .5 the opposite edge of the rail base when the said clamping member 7 will immediately snap upwardly and-tightly grip and clamp the other side of the rail base, all of the parts in contact with said rail base being under intense gripping action with the base of the rail; t a

This anchor may be readily removed or detached from the rail base. by striking the upper face of theclamping member 7 downwardly and then driving it off from the right hand end of the anchor, as will be easily understood. I

It will be understood that this particular construction ofanchor may be easily applied fromeither side of the track rail, and that it may be readily detached therefrom and repeatedly used, thereby increasing its lon' gevity.

Having thus described my invention, what I claimand desire to secure by Letters Patent is: I

1. A rail anchor formed from a; single piece adapted to befixedly secured to the rail base, comprising a body portion formed with laterally and oppositely disposed formations intermediate its ends, said body portion having a slit therethrough intermediate its ends, and a railclampin'g member at each end portion thereof. I

2. A rail anchoreformed from a single piece of high grade spring steel with an overlapping jaw member at one end and a gripping member at its other: end adapted to engage each side of the rall base, and a a cross-tie.

4;. A rail anchor formed from a single piece of sheet steel with a -clam ing mem= her at each end adapted to clamp each side v of the rail base, a bodyportion longitudinally slit therethrough intermediate its ends, and laterally and oppositely disposed extensions formed intermediate its ends adapted to engage a cross-tie,

5. A railjanchor form-ed from a single pieceadapted to engage therail base, comprising an overlapping jaw member at one end and a clamping member. at its other end, a body portion slit longitudinally therethrough between its ends, and longitudinal outwardly and oppositely disposed members formed intermediate its ends adapted to engage a cross-tie. v

HARRY G, NORWOOD.

body portionformed with outwardly and a oppositely disposed members intermediate,

'ltS ends adapted to contact with a cross-tie 

